Boehner Throws Cold Water On Payroll Tax Deal
WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill negotiators Thursday officially unveiled hard-fought compromise legislation to prevent 160 million workers from gettin...
WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill negotiators Thursday officially unveiled hard-fought compromise legislation to prevent 160 million workers from gettin...
HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 02.13.2012
WASHINGTON -- House GOP leaders announced Monday they were putting forward a "backup plan" that would extend the payroll tax cut for 10 months, while ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.22.2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- House Speaker John Boehner hinted on Sunday that he will attempt, once more, to tie the fate of a long-term extension of the payro...
The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 01.18.2012
Speaker of the House John Boehner admitted Wednesday that his strategy in last year's fight over extending the payroll tax cut was mistaken. "We we...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.22.2011
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday continued putting pressure on House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to pass a short-term payroll tax cu...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.21.2011
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama made phone calls to leaders on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning in an effort to encourage them to pass a two-month ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.20.2011
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at Tuesday's White House briefing to send a message directly to House Speaker John Boe...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.19.2011
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans will likely reject a two-month extension of the payroll tax holiday Monday evening, citing a desire to avoid striking ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.19.2011
WASHINGTON -- Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said he expects House Republicans to reject a Senate-passed payroll tax cut package later Monday and then ...
AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 02.17.2012
WASHINGTON — Top House Republicans rebelled Sunday against a bipartisan, Senate-approved bill extending payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits fo...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.17.2012
WASHINGTON -- Faced with a rebellion in his ranks over a short-term payroll tax cut extension passed by the Senate, House Speaker John Boehner on Sund...
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 04.17.2012